Robot Man Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Raze said: Two -fisted Tales 28 is new (I like this cover, the bodies flying is pretty brutal) and TFT 41 is an upgrade. Frontline Combat 13 Completes my run group shot later! Way to go Raze, nothing like completing a nice run of ECs, except to go after another one... That Two Fisted is also a favorite of mine. Sure gets your attention. Maybe the red background at the top. The book reminds me of probably happened just before this TFT issue... Mmehdy, Jayman and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2021 Big fan of the Frontline #13 too. Nice one to go out on. Maybe it's, the dark green cover, the brutal action or detailed art by Wood. I had to spring on this one when it was offered to me... Raze, Mmehdy, KirbyJack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Two-Fisted 28 is a big fav. And it predates the Battle Cry, so I call rip off! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Raze said: Frontline Combat 13 Completes my run group shot later! Congrats on completing the run! I really think Frontline Combat is the most consistently excellent of all the EC titles... there's not a bad story in the entire run in my opinion. Raze and KirbyJack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, OtherEric said: Congrats on completing the run! I really think Frontline Combat is the most consistently excellent of all the EC titles... there's not a bad story in the entire run in my opinion. I would agree and yet so affordable and available still. OtherEric, KirbyJack and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Just read TFT 28 it was good. I liked the Saipan story the most. Also got this today...MAD 18 and its beat! I still dont know why I keep buying them since I have said in the past that the humor is lost one me, but its an EC! OtherEric, Larryw7 and KirbyJack 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Raze said: Just read TFT 28 it was good. I liked the Saipan story the most. Also got this today...MAD 18 and its beat! I still dont know why I keep buying them since I have said in the past that the humor is lost one me, but its an EC! "But it's an EC". There's your reason right there. It always amazes me how many low grade copies of that issue actually have the dot-the-dots penciled in; the joke is pretty obvious already. Raze and KirbyJack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2021 The mailman dropped by today to say hello and brought me this. Cool issue and seems a little scarce to me. I have owned 1,000’s of ECs over the years and think I’ve only had one other copy. Happy to cross it off the list. Down to one lowly issue to finish off this run again. Jasonmorris1000000, Mr.Fantastic, Larryw7 and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grottu Posted April 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 7:04 PM, conan09279 said: New add. Opened it up and apparently GF Hickey was a big fan of vampirism and cannibalism. Wow. If I had to bet, I'd say what you have here is a review copy used by one of the "citizens for decency" committees that censored comic books in the 50s. These groups popped up all over the country after Wertham's book and Senate testimony, and were often dominated by Catholic clergy (I've done research in this area, and just taking a quick look at some records I see that a "Rev. G.F. Hickey" was an older priest in Ohio involved in youth issues, so could be a connection). Then there's this from the Comics Code of 1954, "General Standards, Part B: (5) Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited." Albert Thurgood, Larryw7, vheflin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Interesting. I think I have a couple of PCH books with that stamp on them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conan09279 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Grottu said: Wow. If I had to bet, I'd say what you have here is a review copy used by one of the "citizens for decency" committees that censored comic books in the 50s. These groups popped up all over the country after Wertham's book and Senate testimony, and were often dominated by Catholic clergy (I've done research in this area, and just taking a quick look at some records I see that a "Rev. G.F. Hickey" was an older priest in Ohio involved in youth issues, so could be a connection). Then there's this from the Comics Code of 1954, "General Standards, Part B: (5) Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited." Interesting. Thanks - I appreciate it. It was pretty cool opening it up and seeing it. I love stuff like this and date stamps - gives the book a story in my opinion. Grottu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 53 minutes ago, Grottu said: Wow. If I had to bet, I'd say what you have here is a review copy used by one of the "citizens for decency" committees that censored comic books in the 50s. These groups popped up all over the country after Wertham's book and Senate testimony, and were often dominated by Catholic clergy (I've done research in this area, and just taking a quick look at some records I see that a "Rev. G.F. Hickey" was an older priest in Ohio involved in youth issues, so could be a connection). Then there's this from the Comics Code of 1954, "General Standards, Part B: (5) Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited." @SOTIcollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 21 hours ago, Robot Man said: The mailman dropped by today to say hello and brought me this. Cool issue and seems a little scarce to me. I have owned 1,000’s of ECs over the years and think I’ve only had one other copy. Happy to cross it off the list. Down to one lowly issue to finish off this run again. Nice book! Ive always wanted one but missed a few copies via auction or expensive at a con. Mr.Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Also wanted to share these. I know they’re not EC but Jack Davis is close enough! So this is what I have found out. There are five volumes. There is the joke book. And there are three books written by Vincent Courtney. The books written by Vincent Courtney are original stories, I am only missing three more to have all of these books. KirbyJack, Mmehdy and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Raze said: Nice book! Ive always wanted one but missed a few copies via auction or expensive at a con. Probably not the best VOH contents wise, but that cover for some reason always creeped me out. Raze and KirbyJack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Robot Man said: Probably not the best VOH contents wise, but that cover for some reason always creeped me out. I love VOH 18! I really want one! KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Raze said: I love VOH 18! I really want one! Yep, way better I think. I would love to find a high grade copy. Hang in, you will get one. It isn't as hard as 21 I think. Edited April 21, 2021 by Robot Man KirbyJack, Raze, OtherEric and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EC ed Posted April 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I would love to find a high grade copy. Larryw7, OtherEric, Jasonmorris1000000 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, EC ed said: Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 28 minutes ago, EC ed said: That book is dreamy! I’d love to find one with the green that sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...